Metallica - Until It Sleeps guitar tab

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Metallica - Until It Sleeps guitar tab

                   Until It Sleeps
         Words and Music by: Hetfield and Ulrich
                Transcribed by: Luis Soro

Bass Intro:       Tune Guitars down 1/2 step
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------0---|
|---0-5--7/8--7--0-5--7/8--1-------|
         sl.          sl.

Main Line:                                      Fill2(at 3rd verse)
|---------0------------------5--|-------0-------------------------|
|------------3--1--0---------5--|----------3--1--0----------------|
|---------------------2--0---5--|-------------------2--0----------|
|------2---------------------7--|----2----------------------------|
|---0------------------------7--|--0------------------------------|
|----------------------------5--|---------------------------------|
Where Do I take this pain of mine?I run but it stays right by my side
Just Like a curse just like a stray,You feed it once and now it stays
So tell me why you've chosen me,Don't want your grip don't want your greed

Chorus:Guitar1     (Repeat 4x)                    Fill 1 (at bottom)
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|.----------------------------------------------------.|
|-----------|-----5---7--5---4--4--5---2--3--2---------------------|
|---5--5--5-|-----7---7--7---5--5--5---3--3--3---------------------|
|---5--5--5-|.-0----0---------------------------------------------.|
|---3--3--3-|------------------------------------------------------|
                   pm.
Chorus:Fill2(4th time 1st and last chorus)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--------------------------5--5--6-------------------------------.|
|-------5---7--5---4--4--5--5--5--5---2----------------------------|
|-------7---7--7---5--5--5------------2----------------------------|
|.---0----0---------------------------0---------------------------.|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
     So hold me Until it Sleeps.........

Chorus:Guitar2
             The 5 on the first string is optional,
             sometimes Kirk uses it other times he doesn't. x=muffled
|-----------|--5--5--5---------------5--5--5------------------------|
|-----------|.-x--x--x---------------x--x--x-----------------------.|
|-----------|--x--x--x---------------x--x--x------------------------|
|---5--5--5/|--7--7--5--7--7--7----5/7--7--7---7--7--7----5/--------|
|---5--5--5/|.-7--7--5--7--7--7----5/7--7--7---8--8--8----5/-------.|
|---3--3--3/|--5--5--5--5--5--5----3/5--5--5--------------3/--------|
          sl. So tear me open.... sl.                     sl.


Bridge:                                                      ~~~~
|---------0---------------------------0-----------------------5----|
|------------3--1--0---------------------3--1-----------------5----|
|---------------------2--0-----------------------0----0-----5------|
|------2----------------------------2------------0----3---7--------|
|---0----------------------------0---------------2----3------------|
|---------------------------0--3--------------3----1---------------|
 (Go back to main,then chorus,then to post chorus)


Post Chorus:Guitar1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.----------------------------------------------------------------.|
|----------------------9--9/-------------------9--9/---------------|
|------5--7--5---4--4--9--9/---5--7--5---4--4--9--9/---------------|
|.-----7--7--7---5--6--7--7/---7--7--7---5--6--7--7/--------------.|
|---0----0-----------------------0---------------------------------|
        p.m.             sl.    p.m.             sl.

Post Chorus:Guitar2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|.--12--10--8--7--------------------------------------------------.|
|-----------------8--9---------------------------------------------|
|----9---7--5--4------------5--7--5---4--4--9----------------------|
|.----------------6--7------7--7--7---5--6--7---------------------.|
|-----------------------------0------------------------------------|
                             p.m.
(Go Back to bridge,then main,then chorus,and to post chorus)

Solo:With Wah
|---17--17--17---19--19--19---17--17---20--20--20---19--19--19-----|
|---17--17--17---17--17--17---17--17---17--17--17---17--17--17-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

              ^     ^
|---17--17---17----17---0--0---0---17--15--12--12---15--12---------|
|---17--17---20----20--17/15--17---17--15--12--12---15--12---------|
|----------Bend-20-------sl.---------------------------------------|
|-----------Full---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--17--17--17--0--0--0----17--17--20--20--20---19--19--19--0--0--0-|
|--17--17--17--17-17-17---17--17--17--17--17---17--17--17--17-17-17|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

    ^      ^
|--17-----17------0--0--0---17--15--12--12---15--12----------------------|
|--20-----20-----17/15--17--17--15--12--12---15--12------------~~--~~~~--|
|Bend-20----------sl.-------------------------------~~~-----7--9--9/14-14|
|Full------------------------------------------------7--9-10-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ah=Artificial Harmonic  
|-------------------------------------------------------12--14--15-|
|---------------------~~~~-----------------------12--15------------|
|-~~~------7--9--9/12-12--~~~------7--9--9/12--14------------------|
|--7--9-10-----------------7--9-10---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ^  ^   ^   ^
|--17-17--17--17~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------All-17s-Full------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar1:During Solo
Listen to the song for the rythm and when it's played.
|---0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|
|---1-------------------------------1--------------------------------|
|---2-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
|---2-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
|---0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------0---------------------0--------0-------0----------0-|
|-------------------3--1--0---------------3--1--1---------3--1--0--1-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
|------------2---------------------2-------------------------------2-|
|--0--2--3-----------------------3--------------------2------------0-|
|---------------------------------------------------3----------------|


Now go to chorus and play it twice,The 2nd time Both guitars play
Guitar2's part,Finally,go back to the main line and let the bass
finish it off.

Fill 1:
|---------------------------|
|----^-----~~~~----h---~~~~-|
|----7--7--5------5-7--5----|
|Bend-Full------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
There's things inside without a care

Fill 2
|---5------5------5-----5-----|
|-----5-------5-----5-----5---|
|-------2-------2-----2-------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
So tell me why you've chosen me

|---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
|-----5-----5-----5-----5----5|
|-------5-----5-----5-----5---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Don't want your grip........

Bass Finish:
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------0---|
|---0-5--7/8--7--0-5--2/3--1-------|
         sl.          sl.

h=hammer on
/=slide
^=bend
~=vibrato
pm=palm mute
Ah=Artificial Harmonic
x=muffled string


The solo to Until It Sleeps from Metallica's LOAD.

Use lots of wah.

e---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|-------0---0---0---0---0---0-17-17|
b-/10--10--10--12--12--13--10--10-|-(10)/13--13--13--12--12--12------|
g---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e-17-------17--------17-\15--17-|-17\15---12--12----15\-12-----|
b-20b(22)--20b(22)r--17-\15--17-|-17\15---12--12----15\-12-----|
g-------------------------------|------------------------------|
d-------------------------------|------------------------------|
a-------------------------------|------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|------------------------------|

e---0---0---0---0--0--0---0---0-|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
b-/10--10--10------------10--10-|-10/13--13--13--12--12--12----------|
g-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e-17------17-----------17-\15--17-|-17-\15--12--(12)/15-\12---(12)\--|
b-20(22)--20(22)r(20)--17-\15--17-|-17-\15--12--(12)/15-\12---(12)\--|
g---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
d---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
a---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
b---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
g------------5---7-----9~~~~|-(9)~~-9/14----14~~~~~~~~~~(14)-\-------|
d--/7--7--7-----------------|----------------------------------------|
a---------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e---------------------------|----------------------------------------|

e----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
b----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
g------------5---7---9~~~~~~~|(9)~~~~--(9)/12-----12~~~~~(12)\-------|
d--/7--7--7------------------|---------------------------------------|
a----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e----------------------------|---------------------------------------|

e------------------------|---------------10-|-12--14--15--17---|
b---------------------5--|---8--10---12-----|------------------|
g--------------5---7-----|------------------|------------------|
d-/-7---7---7------------|------------------|------------------|
a------------------------|------------------|------------------|
e------------------------|------------------|------------------|


                     hold bend........]
e--17b(19)--17b(19)--17b(19)---17---17-~~~~~~~-|
b----------------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------|

Tabbed by Aidan Allan
Lanks67@hotmail.com